J.B. Hawker

• Nov-2020
• / Christian

Bunny's fans have been wondering what she's been up to since sailing off on a happily-ever-after honeymoon with the love of her life, Max. (Readers of The First Ladies Club series may have seen a few hints in Bunny's frequent cameo appearances.) ...

• Jul-2020
• / Amateur Sleuth

Tillie is drawn into an adventure that ends up being more than she bargained for while rooting out the truth about a supposedly accidental death.BONUS: Recipe and whimsical short story Included!---------------------------------------------Matilda...

• May-2019
• / Christian

Hope Masterson, who first appears in the popular Tillamook Tillie series, is an independent-minded ex-Marine and current self-defense instructor in the seaside community of Bannoch, Oregon. Recently married to Reverend Gideon Hopkins (introduced in M...

• Jun-2018
• / Amateur Sleuth

In her mid-eighties, retired school teacher, Matilda Thistlethwaite lives each day to the fullest. Keeping her body in fine fettle with yoga exercises, church and community activities, and good-hearted meddling, Tillie, as she is known to her many fr...

• Nov-2017
• / Suspense

At the ripe and ready age of 85, and always on the lookout for new experiences, adorable Tillie Thistlethwaite signs up for a senior citizens self-defense class, never imagining how soon she will be called upon to apply the techniques she learns. Mrs...

• May-2017
• / Mystery

Early praise for Mrs. Thistlethwaite and the Magpie: "Super early review on Mrs. Thistlethwaite book from beta reader, Lisa Hudson: AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT!! I've been a fan of J.B. Hawker's fantastic writing for sometime. This book is outstanding!! Her ...

• Nov-2016
• / General Fiction

In the happily hectic holidays, we like to slip away to a comfy corner with a hot beverage and a tasty treat, where we curl up in our favorite chair for a few moments with a cozy story. The twelve short stories in this collection are in a variety of ...

• Sep-2016
• / General Fiction

Remember the deliciously scary stories we shared around the campfire when we were kids? J.B. Hawker has written a collection of spooky tales with a cozy twist to share around your fireside today. Taking her cue from those creepy campground tales and ...

• Aug-2016
• / Suspense

A teenager’s romantic fantasies lead to tragedy and her butcher walks away. The young girl’s bones, hidden for decades in the deep woods, cry out for justice. A life cut short, a cowardly killer and a middle-aged flowerchild are stirred together ...

• Dec-2015
• / Cozy Mystery

A low moan penetrated Merrill’s illness-and-antihistamine-befogged dreams, pulling her from a deep sleep. Squinting through sleep-glazed eyes at the unfamiliar room, she recalled where she was. The bedroom walls of her new home seemed to be vibrat...

• Feb-2015
• / Action Adventure

Whether living in a rectory, manse or parsonage, life married to a small town minister calls for faith, hope, and charity; plus heaping helpings of tact and the skin of a rhinoceros. New to this life in the small coastal town of Bannoch, Oregon, Naid...

• May-2014
• / Thriller

This clean, romantic thriller asks, "What happens when childhood sweethearts reconnect in middle age? Can they overcome the chasm of years spent apart and find lasting happiness even when their long-awaited honeymoon cruise is disrupted by a band of ...

• Oct-2013
• / Suspense

Life's been a beach for Bunny Elder since her pastor husband's murder, so where better to try to start over than the beautiful Oregon Coast? A midlife identity crisis prompts a career change and this former pastor's wife steps into uncharted waters a...

• May-2013
• / Thriller

This second book in the Bunny Elder series, a B.R.A.G. Medallion award winner, finds Bunny flying off to romantic Italy as traveling companion to her newly widowed sister. It seems like the trip of a lifetime and a chance to recover from her pastor h...

• Sep-2012
• / Suspense

Freed from a stifling marriage by her husband's sudden death, Bunny Elder struggles to find herself in a maze of romance, moral dilemmas and murder. Bunny Elder's safe, secure world comes crashing down when the death of her pastor husband thrusts her...